Manchester City fans are confident that Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona and move to the Etihad Stadium after Pep Guardiola signed a new contract.
The club confirmed a new deal for the Spaniard on Thursday which will take him up to 2023.
Guardiola's new deal has coincided with fresh quotes from Messi on his Barcelona future.
The legendary Argentine pushed to leave the club last summer and was heavily linked with a reunion with Guardiola at City.
“I’m tired of always being the problem for everything at the club," was Messi's most recent message to journalists inside Barcelona airport, which has further fueled talk that he will leave the club this summer.
With Guardiola now committing his future to City, supporters are confident Messi will arrive at the Etihad Stadium in the summer.
On his new deal, Guardiola told ManCity.com: “Ever since I arrived at Manchester City I have been made to feel so welcome in the Club and in the city itself- from the players, the staff, the supporters, the people of Manchester and the Chairman and Owner.
"Since then we have achieved a great deal together, scored goals, won games and trophies, and we are all very proud of that success.
“Having that kind of support is the best thing any manager can have. I have everything I could possibly want to do my job well and I am humbled by the confidence the Owner, Chairman, Ferran and Txiki have shown in me to continue for two more years after this season.
“The challenge for us is to continue improving and evolving, and I am very excited and about helping Manchester City do that.”
